Blind Sparring

[Blade13]

Has anyone done any sparring while blindfolded or something similar?

 

 

[G95champ]

no blind sparring because there is the danger of hitting the other person. Howeve we do kata blind at times.

 

 

[rabid hamster]

ive only seen wing chun ppl sparr blindfolded and i think it's part of the wing chun system(blindfolded chi sao or somethin)

[SaiFightsMS]

I attempted to spar one night when I forgot my sports goggles. Everything was just kind of one big blur. And then the blurs starting moving fast. :bawling:It was terrifying.

 

Another time a few years after that doing a pair drill with a younger student in a hot room where my goggles kept steaming up I ultimately just pulled them off. Because we were basically standing there it was not so bad. And I think it made the youngster I was paired with feel less intimidated because I outranked him so much. That went a lot better in the end than that wild first attempt.

 

 

[Withers M.A.A.]

The only blindfolded training I've done is at close ranges in which you are performing sensativity drills. We don't train like they did in Bloodsport so there really is no need to fight while blindfolded. It's good for fantasy but not reality.

 

Pete

 

 

[Pacificshore]

The only blind training I've done before was being in the middle of the circle blindfolded, while using your other senses to "feel" for your opponent within your safety zone. It was good sensitivity training.

[Jack]

We've done blindfolded training before. You would wear a blind fold and allow other class mates to attack you with various holds, and you must use the techniques you've been taugh to get out of them. While blind it's more challenging.

 

 

[--]

We've done blindolded kata and groundfighting. Kata isn't that hard, but you keep feeling like you're gonna run into something, even when you know you're not. Grappling, on the other hand, is kinda weird. Not hard, but different.

 

 

[OldRookie]

Jack-we do the same at my school with self defense techniques. It really helps & shows how quickly you can react & if you have learned the tech's. We all stand in a circle with eyes closed & one is picked to slip around in stealth mode & atttack you from the front,back, side whatever & you have to apply what you have been taught. I am sure to the average non-MA it sounds silly but I find it quite effective .

 

 

[Ti-Kwon-Leap]

I like to practice different "sticking hands" type drills while blindfolded.

 

This is where you pretend that your wrists are magnetically "stuck" to your opponents.

 

First, you try to move your hands in circular and linear paterns and your opponent sympathetically follows your movements.

 

Next you interactively try to touch your opponent as he tries to touch you but the goal is to touch your opponent while not letting him touch you.

 

Ultimately, in a combat situation you can keep a grappler from getting the upper hand and also block while attacking in an effortless fashion.

 

This training is great for people who are uncomfortable with close up confrontations.